University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt announced today that he will recommend Dr. Joseph E. Steinmetz, executive vice president and provost at Ohio State University, to the UA Board of Trustees as the sixth chancellor of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Steinmetz will be formally introduced as chancellor at a public press conference at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville at 3 p.m. on Oct. 30. He is expected to begin Jan. 1, 2016. “When you conduct a search … [Read more...] about UA System President Selects Steinmetz as UA Chancellor

University of Arkansas System President Donald Bobbitt announced today that he will recommend Karla Hughes, Ph.D., to the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas System as chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM). Hughes, currently the executive vice president and provost of the University of Louisiana System in Baton Rouge, La., is UAM’s 12th chief executive officer and will begin Jan. 15, 2016. “Our campus in Monticello is uniquely intertwined with its regional … [Read more...] about UA System President Bobbitt Picks Hughes for UAM Chancellor

LITTLE ROCK – Charles E. Scharlau, former chairman and CEO of Southwestern Energy Company and past chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas, will donate $5 million to create an endowed chair in presidential leadership at the University of Arkansas System, it was announced today at a regular meeting of the UA board. Scharlau, who served 10 years on the board of trustees before also serving as a member and chairman of the board of directors of the University of Arkansas … [Read more...] about Former Board Chair Funds UA System Chair in Presidential Leadership

The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will meet Sept. 10-11 in the Calvin R. Ledbetter Jr. Assembly Hall of the Donaghey Student Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The committee meetings will begin Sept. 10 at 1:30 p.m. with the regular session Board meeting beginning Sept. 11 at 8:30 a.m. The tentative schedule is: Thursday, September 10, 2015                         1:30 p.m.          Chair Opens Regular Session                         1:30 p.m.*        … [Read more...] about UA Board of Trustees to Meet Sept. 10-11 at UALR

The University of Arkansas System has named G. Keith Pinchback, Ed.D., as the fourth chancellor at Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas (PCCUA). Pinchback, of Searcy, has served as vice chancellor of institutional advancement at Arkansas State University-Beebe since 2001. He is expected to take over leadership at PCCUA on July 1. He succeeds longtime PCCUA Chancellor Steven Murray, Ed.D., who is retiring June 30 after serving 35 years at the institution in many roles, … [Read more...] about UA System Names Pinchback to Lead PCCUA